"Ideally we would like to raise £5000. It would be a really big help to him."

Speaking on Facebook, Jimmy's son James Everall said recently: "Dad has now been repatriated to the UK and is being well looked after. He travelled by air ambulance with my brother Daniel and is slowly improving day by day.

"We have been told that his end recovery point is still uncertain but that what he needs now is lots of time, rest and gradual rehabilitation. That’s what we intend to provide."

John Stiles will host the "evening of fun and laughter" that also features entertainers Gary Marshall, Lee Roberts, Pete Emmet, Christine Coles, Stacey Squires and Kayleigh Wilkinson.